diff --git a/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index 75d1ba0083..0a5842d89e 100644
--- a/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -3560,6 +3560,7 @@ function interface_dhcpv6_configure($interface = "wan", $wancfg) {
 	$rtsoldscript .= "\t/bin/sleep 1\n";
 	$rtsoldscript .= "fi\n";
 	$rtsoldscript .= "/usr/local/sbin/dhcp6c -d -c {$g['varetc_path']}/dhcp6c_{$interface}.conf -p {$g['varrun_path']}/dhcp6c_{$wanif}.pid {$wanif}\n";
+	$rtsoldscript .= "/usr/bin/logger -t rtsold \"Starting dhcp6 client for interface {$interface}({$wanif})\"\n";
 	/* Add wide-dhcp6c shell script here. Because we can not pass a argument to it. */
 	if (!@file_put_contents("{$g['varetc_path']}/rtsold_{$wanif}_script.sh", $rtsoldscript)) {
 		printf("Error: cannot open rtsold_{$interface}_script.sh in interface_dhcpv6_configure() for writing.\n");